Allies Fight Fierce Nazi Counter-Blow,1944/12/20 (1944)
1944 · Newsreel · 7 min
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(1) "Events within Germany leading to the present 'power drive' in the West, shown in captured German newsreels. Theaters are shut down, women are drafted for war work, trolleys tow trucks to save gasoline, robot bombs are launched, and at the front, the Nazi military carries on despite the appearance of American air fleets. Allied cameras show Yank heavy artillery in action, Nazi prisoners are collared, near St. Nazaire, France, an exchange of Allied and Nazi prisoners is effected through the…
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★★★ · Economic with the Actualite? · Paul T Horgan · 2010-10-10
Interesting footage, but is it authentic? The Ardennes offensive was conducted in mid-winter, in cloudy weather which I don't think had lifted by December 20. The fighting scenes depicted are showing troops in summer garb, so this may be footage taken during the Battle of Normandy. The manufactured soundtrack is grating after a while. It may have been entertaining for a news-starved population back in the USA, but as a depiction of history its role is questionable.